Benefits of Membership

Why join the Business Management Group?

Join the Business Management Group and enjoy access to a wide range of benefits and services as a member of the industry's leading professional network. What is the Business Management Group?

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH PGA LEARN CPD PLATFORM

PGA Learn delivers a wide range of learning and CPD content, including eLearning courses, videos, podcasts, webinars, how-to guides and case studies – all of it accessible 24/7, allowing you to choose what content you consume and how you experience it.

Content has also been carefully selected and curated from high-quality third-party sources – such as TED Talks, YouTube videos, journals and blogs. Much of the content is in a bite-sized ‘micro-learning’ format, which has been proven to help you better retain information. Topics covered that will be of particular interest to BMG Members include:

Business planning and strategy
Sales and profit
Customer service and satisfaction
Leadership and employee development
Financial management
Legislative and legal compliance
Golf growth and development
Professional representation

ACCESS TO PGA FORUMS AND COMMUNITIES

Hosted within the website, the new PGA forums allow Members to connect with each other and discuss the topics that are relevant to them.

Each category of Membership will have its own group, with a variety of sub-groups and special topic groups that will enable Members to share knowledge and best practice. Members can also create their own groups around important specialist subjects.

All forum groups will be supported and moderated by PGA staff and industry experts to help stimulate discussion, share ideas and answer questions.

EXCLUSIVE PGA NETWORKING EVENTS

As part of the 2020 Vision we want to help PGA Members and those in the Business Management Group and Club Volunteer Group to better connect with their peers and the wider golf industry, helping them to forge and develop new relationships.

The PGA’s networking and golf events are the perfect vehicle for that, bringing people together from all different sectors of the golf industry in a relaxed and informal setting.

Accessible to all PGA, Business Management Group and Club Volunteer by PGA members, these networking events are the perfect way to meet and rub shoulders with a wide variety of industry colleagues.

Although the pandemic has restricted the programme and the types of events in 2021, there will be a comprehensive schedule of networking and golf days taking place across the UK and Ireland in the coming months.

Beyond this we will be hosting a variety of events that will features guest speakers, expert panels and some very special guests.

EXPERT ADVICE FROM THE PGA'S BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OFFICERS

Membership provides members with access to a dedicated support team of experts who are able to offer one-to-one advice on any of the disciplines associated with the golf industry and tap into the wider assets of The PGA and its partners to help in a variety different areas, including:

Recruitment & retention of staff
Analysis of operating models
Intelligence on funding & resources
Preparation of job applications
Personal education & development plans
Industry and business best practice

Membership also gives access to a dedicated advice line for any queries on HR, employment or health and safety law - manned by one of the leading providers of industry legal support.*

*not available in ROI

EXPERT ADVICE FROM THE PGA'S BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OFFICERS

To apply for membership to The PGA Business Management Group please complete the application form here.

ACCESS TO THE PGA'S RESOURCE LIBRARY

Housed within PGA Learn, the Resource Library is supported by the Business Relationship Officer team and contains hundreds of useful documents and templates...

Available 24/7 from any device
A single location platform providing access to a wide range of industry templates, forms, policy documents, how-to guides, and case studies
Employs an intelligent algorithm that brings to the forefront material most relevant to your role, wants & needs
Developed by leading industry experts
Regularly updated as regulations change and practice evolves
Provides the user with the ability to rate and comment on the content

SAVE ON A RANGE OF PGA BENEFITS

Our extensive Members Benefits platform allows you to access our huge network
of prestigious partners and services. Our partner network includes global airlines, car
manufacturers, golf travel specialists and blue-chip insurance companies.

You can enjoy discounts on an array of products and services ranging from gym
memberships and mobile deals to life insurance and flatscreen televisions.

You can also access expert financial or legal advice as well as IT and business services.
Our online savings calculator will even work out how much PGA Benefits can save you,
with the cost of membership being comfortably outweighed by the savings on offer.

STAY UP-TO-DATE WITH TAILORED COMMUNICATIONS

As a BMG Member you'll be able to access a range of interesting and relevant content, including webinars, podcasts and a bespoke email.

Our webinars tackle the biggest issues of the day in a live situation, giving you real-time access to The PGA’s experts. Our PGA Live podcasts feature guests who are typically golf industry experts, big-hitters and influencers and you'll be able to listen when it suits you – whether that is on your daily commute, while exercising or in the office.

The PGA’s monthly PGA Connect newsletter email to Members summarises key news, events and information from across the industry and puts it all into one place to ensure you are up to speed.

SUBSCRIPTION TO THE NEW PGA BUSINESS QUARTERLY JOURNAL

Another new addition is The PGA's Business Journal. Each quarter an edition of this high-quality publication will drop through your letterbox. Content will deliver insight and opinion from thought leaders from all parts of the golfing ecosystem. Our aim is to provide you with a stimulating, thought-provoking, well researched and in-depth publication that draws from across the world of golf. It will be essential reading for intelligence in the golf industry.

All this and more will also be available on the new BMG website where exclusive content will make this the go-to place for the most-informed news, views, and insight from across the golf business.